Lauren Monroe is a Maryland novelist and a Pittsburgh native who grew up appreciating beautiful scenery and nautical life. She currently resides, along with her husband and family, on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

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When Maren Mitchell lost her husband, she felt adrift in choppy waters. She adjusts course, not one to act quickly. The handsome surgeon Steve Kramer devoted decades to his career while his personal life sailed past him. Maren becomes a co-worker, but will she become more?

Paul Romano once spent waking hours fantasizing about Liz Kramer. Years later, he needs her again, only as a lifeline back from his broken world. Liz remembers Paul as the off-limits Italian Stallion. When her idyllic life takes a plunge, she needs friendship more than fantasy, with two kids and a conniving, estranged husband. See who gets a shot at happiness—possibly love—with this intertwining story of second chances.